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Surgical chisel

US4586496A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMar 4, 1985
Grant dateMay 6, 1986
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Expiry dateMar 4, 2005

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61B2090/036
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A surgical chisel is formed by a flexurally rigid chisel shank and a thin, elongated chisel blade fixed at its front end, which are both displaceably guided in slideways in a chisel guide, which lends the chisel blade buckling resistance.

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